Sleigh.



D. A. GROCKER.

SLEIGH,

APPLICATION FILED .IUNE4,1914y l15197194.- n Patented Feb.2,1915.

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DANIEL A. CROCKER, 0F ALMOND, WISCONSIN.

SLEIGH.

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Application filed June 4,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, DANIEL A. Cnocxnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Almond, in the county of Portage and State of TWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful lm n'ovements in Sleighs; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in sleighs and more especially to beams and runner stands therefor.

The object of the invention thereof is to provide a runner stand and angle steel truss bar which may be used in the construction of new sleighs or sleds or applied to any sleigh already in use.

V/ith this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l represents a side view of a portion of a sleigh equipped with this invention: Fig. .2 is a bottom plan view thereof: Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the sleigh taken longitudinallyT through the beam: Fig. et is a horizontal section through the beam: F ig. 5 is a transverse vertical section through the beam: Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the braces.

n the embodiment illustrated angle iron runners l are shown connected at their front ends by a cross rod or bar 2 and having stands 3 mounted thereon and shown in the form of plates inverted U-shaped in cross section with their free ends secured to the opposite ianges of the runners. Bowed brace bars l extend through these stands 3 between the side members thereof longitudinally of the runners and are each secured at their ends to the bottom or cross bar of a runner at points spaced from said stand.

As shown these brace bars et are made wider than the space between the side members of the stand and have their edges cut out to adapt them to pass between the side members of the stand and thereby forming stops at the opposite edges of the stand to prevent its edgewise movement.

T he beam 5 comprises a shell-like casing composed of an angle iron 6 substantially inverted U-shaped in cross section with suitable closures 7 at its opposite ends, said Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

1914. serial No. 842,971.

closures being here shown in the form of U-shaped clips or yolres which are secured to the side flanges of the rim, and have longitudinally extending sleeves 13 forming bearings for a purpose to be described.

A U-shaped bracing clip 8 is mounted midway the ends of the shell 6 between the side-flanges thereof and is secured thereto by any suitable means, a U-shaped bolt 9 being here shown extending transversely through the beam and the ends of the clip S with the terminals of said bolt bent outwardly in opposite directions to securely hold it in engagement with the beam'casing. A king bolt 10 extends through the cross bar of the casing between the arms of the bolt 9 and through the cross bar of the clip 8.

This bolt also extends through a rod l1 midway the length of said rod. rllhis rod ll extends longitudinally of the casing 6 and the ends thereof are extended through the end sleeves of said casing and transversely through the runner stands, after which they are upset against washers 12. The ends of this rod extend through the stands near their upper ends thereby positioning the rod in outwardly bowed form, the central portion thereof being preferably flattened to adapt it to rest firmly against the bracing clip 8 and is apertured to receive the king bolt.

Arranged on opposite sides of the rod l1 are two truss rods 14 and 15 which bear intermediately of their ends against the lower face of the brace clip 8 and the ends thereof extend through the top or cross bar of the casing 6 near the ends of said casing and may be secured in place by any suitable means, said ends being here shown bent slightly to hold them in operative position. By so constructing this beam the angle cas ing thereof may be made of very light steel as it is supported by the truss rods 14 and l5.

lVhile one beam only has been described it will be obvious that any desired number may be employed according to the size of the sleigh and the number of bobs used.

The rod 11 is pivotally mounted in the stands Swhereby the beam is adapted to turn between said stands.

I claim as my invention:

l. T he combination with a pair of spaced runners, and a transverse beam connecting the same and having a central opening. of a plate secured to said beam and located beneath the center thereof, said plate having an opening alining with the opening in the beam, a transverse truss rod beneath Nthe beam and having its opposite ends held against movement in respect thereto, the center of said rod underlying said plate andl having an opening alinlng with the otherarms `secured thereto at longitudinally spaced points, the crowns of said arched bars having longitudinally spaced stops, and a `pair of arched plates straddling said crowns of the brace bars between the stops thereon,

-theiree ends of said arched plates being spaced transversely and connected to the runners, and Athe crowns thereof contacting with the crowns of the arched brace bars, in combination with means connecting the two arched plates to space the two runners and to support a load.

In testimony whereoi' l have hereunto set my hand in presence oi' two subscribing witnesses.

DANEL A. CROCKER. Witnesses C. E. WEBSTER, M. F. VEBSTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained `for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

